DeVry University is a for-profit college based in the United States. The school was founded in 1931 by Herman A. DeVry, as DeForest Training School and officially became DeVry University in 2002. As of September 16, 2019, DeVry reported an undergraduate enrollment of 14,163 and a graduate school enrollment of 4,032, for a total of 18,195 students.
DeVry University has been involved in numerous investigations, lawsuits, and settlements, mostly regarding their inflated claims about the employment rates and salaries of its graduates, as well as regarding education quality and loan practices. It was one of the universities highlighted in the 2018 documentary Fail State. Murray Hastie, an Iraq War veteran with post-traumatic stress disorder, told his story about how he ended up with $50,000 in student loan debt after his experience at DeVry.
In 2014, accumulated student loan debt from DeVry University and Keller, its graduate school, was about $12.1 billion For the 2018-19 academic year, the amount that all undergraduate students received in federal student loans was $69.42 million.
Whether you’re just getting started or looking to advance in your current role, you want an education that’s going to elevate you in today’s constantly evolving business world. Program and schedule options that fit your busy schedule. And personalized support that meets you where you are.
At DeVry University, the future value of your degree matters – to you and to us. From your very first interaction, through graduation and beyond, your success is our priority.
That’s why our learning approach engages and empowers you with technology and tools to help drive your academic and professional success. We strive to maximize the impact of your degree across career, personal and skill-based drivers, emphasizing not just hard skills but also soft skills like confidence and perseverance.
At DeVry University, our mission is to foster student learning through high-quality, career-oriented education that integrates technology, science, business and the arts. We offer hands-on undergraduate and graduate programs both online and on campus to meet the needs of our diverse student population.
When you earn your degree from DeVry University or its Keller Graduate School of Management, you're backed by a school with over 85 years of experience in higher education. And when we tell you DeVry is qualified to help you achieve your goals, and that we’ll stick with you every step of the way, those aren’t just words. The proof is in our accreditation.
INSTITUTIONAL ACCREDITATION
DeVry University is accredited by The Higher Learning Commission (HLC), The University's Keller Graduate School of Management is included in this accreditation.
HLC is a national agency that accredits U.S. colleges and universities at the institutional level; and is recognized by both the U.S. Department of Education and the Council for Higher Education Accreditation. Accreditation provides assurance to the public and to prospective students that standards of quality have been met. We worked hard to achieve this global mark of excellence because we want you to feel confident in choosing DeVry. And we wanted to demonstrate how committed we are to getting you where you want to go.
DeVry University is a member of the Council for Higher Education Accreditation, a national advocate and institutional voice for self-regulation of academic quality through accreditation. CHEA, an association of 3,000 degree-granting colleges and universities, recognizes 60 institutional and programmatic accrediting organizations.
In the United States, current or prospective students may review information regarding accreditation, approvals and licensing by contacting the chief location administrator.
